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Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-22
Friday, October 7th, 1887,
Sheriff,s Sale

BY virtue and authority of a tram
script execution issued from the office
of the Clerk of the Circuit Court ofAu-
drain county, Missouri, returnable at
the October term, 1887, of said court,
and to me directed in favor of Della
port. Ward & Co., and against j.. N.
Carimeil. | have levied upon andseiz ed
all the right, title, interest and claim of
the said J. N. CartmelI of, IN and to the
following described real estate, to-wit.
East one-haif southeast end southeast
northeast section Z, township 81, range
6, all lying and being in the said county
and state of Missouri; and / will, on
Friday the 7th day of October, A. D.
1887, between the hours of nine o'clock
in the forenoon and five o'clock in the
afternoon of that day, at the Court
House door, in the city of Mexico, coun-
ty of Audrain aforesaid, sell the same,
or so much thereof as may be required,
at public vendue, to the highest bidder
for cash in hand, (subject to all prior
liens and judgments,1 to satisfy said
execution and costs.
J. w. ATCHISON,
Sheriff.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-22
Sherifi,s Sale.

BY virtue and authority of a tran
script execution issued from the Office
of the Clerk of the Circuit Court OF
county, Missouri, returnable
at the October term, 1887, of said court,
and to me directed in favor of DeLaport,
Ward Il Co., and against J.. N, Cart
NEIL, l ave levied upon and seized all
the right, title, inter1 land claim of the
SAID j. N. Cartmell OF, in and to the
following described real estate. to-wit:
East one-half southeast and ssoutheast
northeast section z, township 81. range
Q, all lying and being in the said coun-
ty, and state of Missouri; and ] will, on
Friday, TIE 9TH day Of October. A. d.
1887. between the hours of rpne O'Clock
in the morning and five O'Clock In the
afternoon OF that day, at the Court
House door, in the city Of Mexico, coun-
ty of Audrain aforesaid, sell the same,
or so much thereofas may be reqnired,
at public vendue to the highest bidder
for cash in hand, (snbiect TO all prior
liens and judgments,I to satisfy said
execution and costs.
j. w. ATCHISON,
Sheriff of Audrain county. Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-22
Royalty Entertained.

From The Lexington Inteliigeneer.
The city OF Mexico has done itself
honor, this week, in most royalty and
generously entertaining the ex-Con-
sederate Association of Missouri. 1t
vas the most largely attended and
pleasant OF all the reunions held
since the organization OF the associa-
ton. The city was beautifully
decorated, and profuse in its hos
pitality. Gen. Breckenridge speech
was gem OF oratory. pure and lofty
20 dictlon and patriotic in sentiment.
The meeting was IN every sense q
grand success.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-22
Sheriff,s Sale.

BY virtue and authority ofa transcript
execution issued from the Office of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Audrain
county, Missouri, returnab e at the Oc-
tober term, 1887, of said court, and to
me directed in favor of S. Ksts and
against M. E. Bolts, / have levied upon
and seized all the right, title, interest
and claim of the said NJ. f. Bolts Of. in
and to the following described real es-
tate, to-wit: Lot z, block IL. original
town of Mexico, Missouri, all lying and
being In the said county, and state Of
Missouri; and l will on
Friday, the 9TH day of October, A. D.
1887, between the hours of nine O'Clock
in the forenoon and Ave o'clock in the
afternoon of that day, at the Court
House door, in the city of Mexico, coun-'
ty OF Audrain aforesaid, sell the same,
or so much thereof as may be required,
at public yendue, to the highest bidder
for cash in hand, (snbject to all prior
liens and judgments,) to satisfy said ex-
and costs.
j. w. ATCHISON,
Sheriff OF Audrain county, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-22
SheriG's Sale.

BY virtue and authority of a tran
script execution issued from the office
of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Au-
drain county, Missouri, r%eturnable at
the October term, 1887, of said court
and to me directed in favor of s. b.
Tooker and against NJ. E. Bolts. /
have levied upon and seized all the
right, title, interest and claim of the
said M. Z. Bolts of, in and to the fol-
towing described real estate, to-wit:
Lot 4, block ii, town aboriginal Mexico,
Missouri, all lying and being in the
said county, and state of Missouri; and
/ will, on
Friday, the 9Th day of October, A. d.
1887, between the hours of nine O'Clock
in the forenoon and five O'Clock in the
afternoon of that day, at the Court
House door, in the city of Mexico,
county of Audrain aforesaid, sell the
same, or SO much thereof as may be re-
quired, at public vendue, to the highest
bidder for cash in hand {subject to alt
prior liens and judgments,) to satisfy
said execution and costs.
J. w. ATCHISON,
Sheriffof Audrain county. Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-22

TTHE appended extract from a writ
ten threat Of the Standard Oil Com
pany against a certain rsilroad should
be published in every newspaper in
the United States. The railroad of
fetal threatened submitted to tae de-
mands of the monopoly, and the doc
ument came out when he was testify
ing before q Senate committee. This
precious document reads.
You shall make q uniform rate OF
35 cents per barrel for all persons
excepting The Standard Oil Company;
ycu shall charge them ten cents a
barrel for their oil, and also pay
them % cents per barrel out Of the
IS cents collected OF other shippers"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-22

By virtue and authority of a tran
script execution issued from the office of
the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Al
drain county Missouri, returnable at
the October term, 1887, OF said court,
and directed to me in favor of Dele
port, Ward & Co., and against j. N.
C~artinell, / have levied upon and seized
all the right, title. interest and claim of
the said j, N. Cartme1l of, in and to
the following described real estate to-
wit: East one-half southeast aud south
east northeast section Z, township 81,
range 6, all lying aud being in the said
county, and state of Missouri; and
will, on
Friday, the 9TH day of October, A. d.
1887, between the hours of nine O'Clock
in the forenoon and five O'Clock in the
afternoon of that day, at the Court
House door, in the city of Mexico,
county of Audrain aforesaid, sell the
same, or so..much thereof as may be re-
quired, at public vendue. to the highest
bidder for each in hand, (subject to all
prior liens and judgments,) to satisfy
said execution and costs.
]. w. Atchisou,
Sheriff of Audrain county, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-22
A Grand Success.
From the Moberiy Monitor

Mexico, Mo-, is to he congratulate
ed on the manner in which it en-
tertained the ex. Confed1rates on the
14th and 18th at the reunion. The
town was handsomely decorated, not
only on the public square, but the
entire city. Each and every one
seemed to think it was their duty to
entertain the visitors.
The ground selected is close to the
public square, and was conveniently
arranged. There were plenty of seats
for a large camp meeting, but not
enough for such crowd. The
speakers stand was large and afford
ed ample room for the speakers and
reporters. The arrangements for
dinner were first-class, and the good
people of Audrain had plenty Of it at
hand. The visitors rel well cared
for and lone were neglected.
The crowd at two O'Clock was esti-
mated to be fifteen thousand, but
there we're at least twenty-five thous-
and people in the city on the l4th'
They were there from all parts OF
the State, and the entire county Of
| Audrain turned out.
Politics was not talked Of; 1t was a
social meeting and a friendly gather
ing of the blue and the gray, who
had forgotten the past and were max
ing merry of the present, and con
templating a friendly future. To the
credit of the x-Confede,ates anc
the city of Mexico, not a cross word
was said during the meeting, not ar
arrest made nor 8 person rubbed
It was all like one family, and 8
pleasant time was had.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-22
Sherta's Sale.

BY virtue and authority of a general
execution issued from the office of the
clerk of the Circuit Court of Audrain
County, Missouri, r%eturnab!e at the
October term, 1887, of said court, and Ia
me directed in favor OF o. W. Richard
son & Co. and against NJ. E. Bolts, +
have levied upon aud seized all the
right, title, interest and claim of the
said Nj. E. Bolts of, IN and to the fol-
lowing described real estate, to-wit.
Lot z, block IL, original town of Mexico.
Mo-, all lying and being in the said
county, and State of Missouri; and /
will, on
Friday, the 7th day OF October, A. d
1887, between the hours of nine O'Clock
in the forenoon and five O'Clock in the
afternoon of that day, at the Court
House Dor, in the city of Mexico, Co.
of Audrain aforesaid. sell the same, or
so much thereof as may be required, at
public vendue, to the highest bidder for
cash in hand, (subiect to all prior liens
and Judgments to satisfy said execu-
ton and costs.
j. W. ATCHISON,
Sheriff Audrain Co., Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-22
Fight at1Rush Hill.

Special Dispatch to the Ledger.
Rush HILL, Mo-, Sept. 10
Trouble. which for a time promised
serious took place here Saturday.
As for as can be learned, some small
bows got Into u difficulty among
themselves, and Uncle Charley"
Maxwell undertook t. part them.
when a couple Of young men, re-
latives of the boys, attacked Max
well, and one of them, William Peery.
of southeast Missouri, made some
demonstrations as il to shoot the man,
but was prevented by by-standers,
Lnowing he had made himself liable,
the young man started On foot for
Mexico, intending to take the train
for his home, but the constable here
beaded him off just as he boarded
the west bound passenger at Mexico.
Squire Dootin fined him S25.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-22

Our contemporary. always esteem
ed aud oftentimes dist ogaishea Ia
its way, with its usual inarainate am.
bition to create trouble aud strife in
the community, works itself up into a
terrible fury this week and all be.
cause a friend of the LEDGER moved
to adjourn the meeting called TO
elect a delegate 10 the ST. Louis re-
ception committee till Saturday at ,
O'Clock p. M. SO the farmers could
have a chance to assist in the selec-
ton. OF course it is to be regretted
that he could not ring in n crowd and
control the meeting before the peo~
pie knew anything about it, but We
don't do things that way IN Audrain.
We presume the people will meet
Saturday at = o'clock p. m. and send
some representative Democrat like
ex-Gov. C.. III. Hardin, Hon. {. G..
Daniel Or Hon. W. Fl. KEENAN,
There are plenty of men in the party
who, we presume, would ill the bill
acceptably. and if it win keep the
editor of that paper from '~'helleiing'
and will calm his bilious jealousy we
are in favor Of letting him name the
man. Nothing short of this will
meet with his approval. 1t makes
very little difference who goes but 1t
is right and proper for the people to
have notice of & meeting when such
q meeting is to select a mar to rep
resent them. If they have such no.
tice and dc not attend it is their
fault. In this case only one days
notice had been given ani u con-
temporary gave that in a very obscure
place.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-22
THE CLEVELAND RECEPTION.
Invitations to State Officials ana
the press-Caunty Del
egatea,

Chairman Geo A Castieman of
the st, Louis Committee on Invita-
ton has Received about twenty-five
responses tn The Invitations sent tlif.
LII counties in the Stale. to attn ii
delegate each to attend the reception
TO President Cleveland in. this city
and act with the Reception Commit
toe, "A the end Of next week enm-
missions Of appointment rs membefs
of the Reception Committa will he
sent to those whose names have been
sent in.
The Invitation Committee has sent
a special invitation TO State officials,
including members Ut the Legisla-
ture, and to the press throughout
the State to attend the reception OF
| President Cleveland. Press head
quarters will be established and the
editors will be given an opportunity
to shake hands with the President.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-22
TrusfpesS Notice.

Whereas, Robt. Steele and Laura d.
Steele, his wife, on the sixth day of
Aug, 1881, made and executed. their
deed of trust, which is recorded at page
IA, book @, for deeds OF trust and
mortgages, in the Recorders office in
Audrain county, No., thereby convey
ing to the under igned trnstee all their
interest in and to the following describ-
ed lands in said county to-wit: Lots
No. five, six, seven and eight f5,6, 7 and
81, in block three f3). in Jeffrie's adj
ton to the city of Mexico, Mo-, as per
plat of said additiod on file in Record
er's Office of Audrain county, Mo.
Said deed of trust was given to the
undersigned to secure the payment of
a note therein described, and, whereas,
said note is due and unpaid; now at the
request of the legal holder of said note
1, the undersigned trustee in said deed
of trust named, will, on
Saturday, Sept. gath, 1887,
sell said lands for cash to the highest
bidder, at the east front door of the
Court House In Mexico, Mo-, to satis-
fly the conditions of said trust and
costs. CALEB BERRY, Trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-22
Lincoln County Goes Dry.

Troy, Mo, Sept. 17.-The result
of the local option election in Lincoln
county was a surprise to both the
temperance folks and The opposition
party. Returns so far indicate that
local option will shave a majority of
over 800 in 1900 votes. The official
vote will not be known untiliMonday,
but in the returns from seven pre-
cincts the vote is 602 for and APT
against. Troy, which has a reputa.
ton as a whisky town, gave a tenn
perance majority of $50 in 4O5.
Last night the motto "God Bless
Our Homes''was posted conspicuously
all over the city, and the election to-
2ey passed off smoothly. The tenn
perance folks quietly and earnestly
worked for the desired result, and no
organized work was done by the OPP
position. The press Of the county
has been equally divided, two papers
favoripg and two opposing poiilbi-
ton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-22
SherIE,s Sale.

By virtue and authority of a trans.
cript execution issued from the Office ~
the clerk of the Circuit Court of An.
drain county; Missouri, returnable At
the October term, 1887. of said courf
and &c me directed In favor OF Mason
& Co., and against Nj. i
Bolts, / have levied upon and seized I'll
the right, title, interest and claim of tha
said NJ. i. Bolts of, in and to the fais
described real estate, to-wif .
Lot Z, block III, original town of Mer;.
co, Mo-, all lying and being in the said
county, and State of Missouri. and /
will, on
Friday, the 7th day of October, A. ID
1857, between the hours of nine o,clocs
in the forenoon and five O'Clock In the
afternoon of that day, at the Conrt
House door. in the city of Mexico. ca
Of Andrain aforesaid, sell the same. or
so much thereof as may be required :,
public sendue, to the highest lidasr
for cash in hand, tsubject to all priod
liens any judgments,l to satisfy sai
execution and costs.
j.. w. ATCHiSON.
Sheriff Audrain ~ Nu
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-22
Administrators Notice.

I have this day taken charge of the
estate of A. J, Harlow. deceased, for
The purpose Of administering the same.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit them
for allowance to the administrator with
in one year after the date or they may
be precluded from any benefit of such
estate, and Ii such claims be not exnib-
tied within two years from this date
they will be forever barred.
This Sth day Of Sept, 1887.
o24t. WARREN B. MCINTYRE,
Pub. Ad. AudFain Co., Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-22
ShertG,s Sale.

By virtue and authority of a trans
script execution issued from the office
of the clerk of the Circuit Court of Au-
drain county, Missouri, returnable at
the October term, 1887, of said court,
and to me directed in favor of p. H.
Gantttand John Fish and against Ben.
iamin Hill, / have levied upon and
seized all the right, title, interest and
claim of the said Benjamin Hill of, in
and to the following described real
estate, to-wit: 10 acres the northwest
one-fourth of the southeast quarter of
section SO, township so, range z. all
lying and being in the said county, nd
State of Missouri; and | will, ON
Friday, the 7th day of October, A. D.
1887, between the hours of nine O'Clock
in the forenoon and five O'Clock in the
afternoon of that day, at the Court
House door, in the city of Mexico.
county of Audrain aforesaid, sell the
same, or so much thereof as may be re-
quired, at public vendue, to the high
est bidder for cash in hand, (subject to
all prior liens and judgments,) to sat.
isfy said execution and costs.
j. w. ATCHISON,
Sheriff Audrain Co, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-22

In the Circuit Court, June term, 1887,
Cecilia Hendrix ct al. Judgment and
Vs. Order of sale.
Chas. Hendrix ct. al.
In the Circuit Court of Audrain coun-
ty, Missouri.
BY virtue and authority of a decree
and rider of sale made by the said court
in the above entitled cause, and of a
certified copy thereof, dated June Goth,
1887, l will, on
Friday, October 7th, 1887,
between the hours of nine o'clock in
forenoon and five O'Clock in the after
moor of that day, at the front door OF
the Court House, in the city of Mexico
in Audrain County, Missouri, sell, at
public vendue, to the highest bidder.
the following described real estate, viz;
so acres south part southwest southeast
quarter, section 10, and 40 acres north.
west southeast quarter section 20, | acre
ont of northwest orner north one-halt
southwest northeast quarter section %,
Is acres south part southwest northeast
section %, 40 acres northwest northeast
quarter section 80 and so acres east
one-half northwest section %. all town.
ship 81, range s., Audrain county Nilsson.
ri.
Terms of sale as follows, viz: One
half cash, balance in IL months with
eight per ceht interest.
]. W. ATCHIsON,
ShariT
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-22

If the new process of sorghum ex-
traction is all that Mr.. Colman says
it is, every young a will be able
to supply his best girl with unlimited
molasses candy at a trlfing expense.
And should molasses candy be sub
stituted for ice cream, all the girls
will be sweeter and so much less
costly that the matrimonial statistics
will double.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-22

MEXICO has some as respectable
colored people as any town in any
State, but we have also q few of the
toughest of the tough. The latter
class have n or two favorite loafing
places which il is the duty of the
police to break up. They are a dis
grace to the town. Very often
ladies' cannot come within a block OF
them without being insulted with
oaths and vulgarity. This should
NOT he.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-22
Water Witeterya

10 tue EHsf TOR al the ASaseA
MAertSsauRa. Mo, Sept, 16,-
Sta: In your issue Of Aug. a6, /
notice an article headetls Work Of
Witches" and claimed by the .snh
ieet of said article 10 be a "myster-
iaus srt, | do not agree with Mi,
kInea,d that finding veins Of water
below the eaita's surface by the
means of Il dovining rod on forked
switch is u mysterious art, do not
claim 10 be u professional. only a
student | have been studying this
matter fer Z years and had my
work thoroughly tested daring that
time. From my experience | believe
that il Is electricity and not water
that causes the attraction, My theory
is this: that wherever there is IA vein
OF water running through the earth
in confined space. there is a current
of air passing with the water and also
a current of electricity, aud the same
in u vein of dry sand. Now il any per-
son who is properly or sufficiently
charged with electricity and carrying
a forked stick that is a good con-
ductor of electricity, passes over said
vein of water or dry sand, will find a
strong attraction. / further believe
that all the veins of the first strata
of water in this section of country
run from southeast to northwest and
return. to the fountain head-the
oeeau-through the two great art
cries, the Mississippi and Missouri
rivers, and then through their tri'
bularies. / am further inclined tic
think that the ebb and flow of the
ocean tides forces the water through
The veins of the earth to the extreme;
thence returning to the fountain
head through the arterles-creeks
and riyers-in a similar manner as
the blood in man and beast. Al
some future time l may give a short
history of my experiences in the
water witch business, if people are
still inclined to believe it to bs
wltchery. j. D. MORSE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-22
Small Families.
From the New York World.

FEOIH the new 10TH "urIu-
DIR. Hammond's serious and plain
spoken article in the World of Sun
day last on the national tendency to-
ward smaller families has called forth
many letters of explanation.
One woman, the mother of seven
children, writes US that If DIR. Ham
mond should accompany her in the
almost hopeless quest of house to
rent-the landlords generally prefer
ring that their houses should stand
empty rather than rent to families
with $50 many children''-he would
understand one eason for the de-
crease in the average. Families seek
ing board meet with the same answer
-''chlldren are not wanted" A
strong-minded woman asserts that if
'girls could hope for the ballot for
their own protection" and ''if grog-
shops could be closed for the pro-
lection of the sons" more women
would welcome the joys and respon-
sibillty of motherhood.
Strange to say, none of the women
who have written US repel the as
sumption that the responsibility for
the diminution 10 the number of
American children is due wholly or
chiefly the ''refusal of the Office of
maternity" by their sex The truth
undoubtedly is that the fact complain
ed of 1t due quite as much to the
sel6shness of men as to the frivolity
of women. And this suggestion
touches the root of the matter.
There have grown up in this country,
especially In its cities and large
towns, a standard OF living and means
Of enjoyment incompatible with the
car and maintenance of large fam
lilies by any except the rich. Ameri-
cans of the so-called middle class.
which is by far the largest one in the
country, less and less find their pleas
III in domesticity. When the
German takes his wife and their
numerous brood to q picnic or a nus
ic garden. and all enjoy cheap
pleasures together, the American with
a corresponding income wants to go
to the opera or theatre with his wife
alone.
The aplng of fashionable life by
those who are not in the charmed
circle likewise makes children an
eneumhrance. 1t is the glitter and
show and rapid pace of our national
life that render small families the
rule. And for this the men are
quite as much responsible as the
women.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-22

The scheme TO keep a flag flying
from the Court House House dome
meets with favor. 1t can be put up
every morning and taken down every
night. 40 foot flag will cost about
$40. Several have informed us that
they will give 80 cents, and we
think, without doubt, the flag will be
nurohaoad
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-22
HUBERT ScMipg
Local Option Maioritu-

TRor, Mo, Sept. 19-Oficial re-
turns from Lincoln county show that
it has gone dry by oves 600 majority.
The Lincoln County Nems and the
Elsberry Aduaaee advocated the
while the Troy Herald and
Troy Free Press opposed it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-22

The wild writer of the Detroit
Tribune says that Judas Iscariot was
a Democrat. If Mr.. -Iscariot was a
Democrat it will be found, if his
record is fully Investigated, that he
was a Democrat whose district was
gerrymandered by the Jerusalem
Republicans in order to keep him in
an Office where he could best serve
Them
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-09-22
The Death of Artist.

While Robt. Edmonston, Of Au-
drain, was training bis model saddle
stallion ARTIST on the fair ground
yesterday 11orning, the horse fell, had
two spasms and died. Artist was,
perhaps. the finest model stallion in
Missouri, his owner having a stand
ing offer Of 50 $500 for him. Over
twenty meu gathered around the
dead horse and shed tears.